Blessed

My chosen name is Bakari Akile Moja; in Swahili, it means “Blessed Intelligent One”. And although my conception was accidental and my biological father refused to acknowledge me, and while I have felt like I was set-up for failure from Day 1, despite that, I really have been blessed time and time again.

I have encountered many set-backs time and time again and experienced incredible amounts of pain, but I choose to remain positive and see myself as blessed despite everything.

Almost all of us have had to overcome hardships and still, we prevail after living through horrendous circumstances at one time or another. Please, Julie, Mae, Mia, Cindy, Caitlin, Malcolm, Mom, Boo-Boo and Toni remember we are all extremely blessed.